BUNK Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word bunk. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BUNK
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hogwash | nounn | |||||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||||
nonsense | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message that seems to convey no meaning • ornamental objects of no great value adjective satellite • having no intelligible meaning | ||||||||
balderdash | nounn | |||||||
noun • trivial nonsense | ||||||||
baloney | nounn | |||||||
noun • pretentious or silly talk or writing | ||||||||
claptrap | nounn | |||||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||||||||
drivel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a worthless message • saliva spilling from the mouth verb • let saliva drivel from the mouth | ||||||||
gibberish | nounn | |||||||
noun • unintelligible talking | ||||||||
gobbledygook | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists | ||||||||
malarkey | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | ||||||||
poppycock | nounn | |||||||
noun • senseless talk | ||||||||
twaddle | nounn | |||||||
noun • pretentious or silly talk or writing verb • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | ||||||||
beat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a regular route for a sentry or policeman • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart • the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music • a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations • a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior • the sound of stroke or blow • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • a regular rate of repetition • a stroke or blow • the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing adjective satellite • very tired verb • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression • hit repeatedly • move rhythmically • shape by beating • make a rhythmic sound • glare or strike with great intensity • move with a thrashing motion • sail with much tacking or with difficulty • stir vigorously • strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music • be superior • avoid paying • make a sound like a clock or a timer • move with a flapping motion • indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks • move with or as if with a regular alternating motion • make by pounding or trampling • produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly • strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting • beat through cleverness and wit • be a mystery or bewildering to • wear out completely | ||||||||
berth | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a job in an organization • a place where a craft can be made fast • a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers verb • provide with a berth • secure in or as if in a berth or dock • come into or dock at a wharf | ||||||||
buncombe | nounn | |||||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||||
bunkum | nounn | |||||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||||
escape | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of escaping physically • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do • an avoidance of danger or difficulty • a means or way of escaping • a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild • the discharge of a fluid from some container • a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level verb • run away from confinement • fail to experience • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action • be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by • remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • issue or leak, as from a small opening | ||||||||
guff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||||
hokum | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message that seems to convey no meaning | ||||||||
lam | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a rapid escape (as by criminals) verb • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • give a thrashing to; beat hard | ||||||||
meaninglessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message that seems to convey no meaning • the quality of having no value or significance | ||||||||